I need some confidence boosting... *edit - Updated!*
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Okay, time for some people to help me out here. In the next day or so I'm going to go find the swimming coach for my University so I can finally meet her face to face and completely settle my status as a swimmer this year. And I'm freaking out.
I don't really know why, but I seem to have this fear that she's going to take one look at me and burst out laughing.
I mean I have been out of the water for five years (excluding this summer).
And I'm not as fast as I used to be.
Or as strong.
My strokes (at least two of them) need major overhauling. And I can probably only swim a 5,000yd workout at once without dying.
I've not done a start in five years, and I'm just starting to get nice tight flip turns down.
And of course somehow without even me opening my mouth she'll know all this and will crush my hopes of joining the team this year. Or so I think....sigh.
*Update*:
So I met with the swim coach today....aaaand I think I just joined the team. She gave me a schedule for the first few weeks of practice/meetings and asked some questions about my swimming history. She was pretty nice and said that mostly everyone swims during the meets, and that the beginning ones are low key. I'm really excited, but a little freaked out about the first practice (which I think is entirely normal) at least I've got two weeks to get in the water on my own before then....
Oh by the way, here's my swim schedule (yikes!):
M-F 6:20a-8:20a
M-W-F 3:30p-5:30p
S: 8a-10a
Ouch.........................
Hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained! Your worst fear is that she'll laugh at you. If she were to do that, she wouldn't even be the kind of person you'd want to work with--who'd want to work with someone who'd be so rude as to laugh at you right out? But if she said in her e-mail that she wanted you on the team, I don't think she'll change her mind. She might even be looking for people and need to have you! Also, if you go to see her and come across as someone friendly and cooperative, willing to work, she's likely to appreciate you all the more.
And remember, she's just another human being who might also be nervous about meeting new students and is hoping to get people who have a good attitude and want to learn.
Go for it--and let us know how it turned out!
Edited to add--Hey, I just noticed that now I'm a "very active member"! Who knew I'd advance to that status! :)
Hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained! Your worst fear is that she'll laugh at you. If she were to do that, she wouldn't even be the kind of person you'd want to work with--who'd want to work with someone who'd be so rude as to laugh at you right out? But if she said in her e-mail that she wanted you on the team, I don't think she'll change her mind. She might even be looking for people and need to have you! Also, if you go to see her and come across as someone friendly and cooperative, willing to work, she's likely to appreciate you all the more.
And remember, she's just another human being who might also be nervous about meeting new students and is hoping to get people who have a good attitude and want to learn.
Go for it--and let us know how it turned out!
Edited to add--Hey, I just noticed that now I'm a "very active member"! Who knew I'd advance to that status! :)
